Oakland Judo In House Tournament Wrap Up
On Sunday, September 9th, we had our very first in house tournament (Oakland Judo Tournament 2018!). We had a lot of fun, and [...]
September 2018
February 2018
Collar choke by Koji Komuro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wvMWQgsJzw Koji Komuro goes over some nice variations to the okuri eri jime (sliding collar choke) we went over last night in class. There are [...]
December 2017
New Class on Mondays: Old School Judo
Come join us for Old School Judo on Mondays at 7:00 p.m.! Over the years the rule set for Olympic judo has changed and changed [...]
February 2017
Just a few pictures from yesterday’s kids class
Good times at yesterday's kids judo class. We worked on the half nelson turnover and did some [...]
April 2016
Skillful Entry into Newaza – Transitions
This post is mostly about judo shiai, or competition rules. There are four ways to get an ippon in judo - three of them are [...]
August 2014
Shime-waza – Choking practice
Here are some pictures from the other night's choking practice. I don't know if this choke has a name, but it's one of my [...]
December 2013
Juji-Gatame
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kIBFNdAydU A short video from Australian national champion Matt D'Aquino. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbqlgeLSz1A A 30-minute video featuring Russian judoka Alexander Iatskevich and his juji-gatame set-ups. No subtitles [...]
February 2013
Escaping from Kesa-Gatame
First American World Judo Champion. You might know Dr. Ann-Maria Rousey DeMars as the mother of Olympic judo bronze medalist (Beijing 2008) and current [...]